DNREC to Offer Free Fly-Fishing Lessons for Adult Anglers at Aquatic Resources Education Center
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Newsroom | Date Posted: Friday, July 25, 2025
DNREC encourages Delawareans age 18 or older interested in learning about the increasingly popular sport of fly fishing to register for a free course offered by the DNREC Division of Fish and Wildlife in conjunction with the White Clay Fly Fishers Club.
DNREC Confirms New State Records for Two Invasive Fish Species Increasingly Sought After by Anglers
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Newsroom | Date Posted: Tuesday, July 22, 2025
DNREC recently confirmed state record catches for two invasive fish species. A 33-pound, 15.68-ounce Flathead Catfish was caught by Jason Wise of Bear, establishing the first state record for the species, while a 15-pound, 8-ounce Northern Snakehead, measuring 31.5 inches, was caught in June by Dyllan Rust of Harrington, surpassing the previous record for the species, established less than a month earlier, by 11 ounces.
DNREC Confirms New State Record Golden Tilefish
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Newsroom | Date Posted: Friday, July 18, 2025
DNREC has certified a new state record for Golden Tilefish by Logan Smith of Dover after he reeled in a 56-pound 3.2-ounce specimen which measured 42.5-inches in length to surpass the previous record set in 2020 by nearly 3.5 pounds.
DNREC Sets July 14 Temporary Closure of Ommelanden Hunter Ed Training Center’s Trap, Skeet and 5-Stand Ranges
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Newsroom | Date Posted: Thursday, July 10, 2025
DNREC will temporarily close access to several ranges at the Ommelanden Hunter Education Training Center and Range in New Castle County starting Monday, July 14. A DNREC Division of Fish and Wildlife lead recovery project will collect lead and clay target debris from Ommelanden’s trap, skeet and 5-stand fields. The rifle and pistol range will remain open during the project, for which work is expected to be completed by Tuesday, Oct. 7.
2025/26 Delaware Hunting and Trapping Guide Now Available
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Newsroom | Date Posted: Tuesday, July 1, 2025
DNREC announced today that the 2025/26 Delaware Hunting and Trapping Guide will be available starting this week from recreational license agents throughout the state, at the DNREC Division of Fish and Wildlife licensing office in the Richardson & Robbins Building located at 89 Kings Highway in Dover, DE 19901, and online via the DNREC website.
